Council briefed on HB41 changes that would tighten local WUI mapping and adopt 2024 code
City staff told the council a proposed state bill would require municipalities to include areas rated 5+ on the state wildfire risk assessment in local WUI maps and to adopt the 2024 Wildland‑Urban Interface code, potentially affecting homes on the east bench and hillside areas.
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Ken briefed the council on pending state legislation (HB41) that would change how cities draw their Wildland‑Urban Interface (WUI) maps and require adoption of the state's 2024 WUI code. He showed the state risk map and explained that under the draft proposal a municipality's map must include areas rated 5 or higher on the state scale, and that the state code would be the baseline for local adoption.
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